隅
隅

corner, nook

12 strokesFrequency 1,601JLPT N2Grade 8

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すみ

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Common Words

隅角すみすま (隅)NounFreq #2255
1

Noun, used as a suffix

corner; nook; recess

Examples
すみに誰かが隠れている。
Someone is hiding in the corner.
2

角 only; Rare term

downstage right (on a noh stage)

片隅片すみかたすみNounFreq #4905
1

corner; nook

Examples
その学校は、中・高一貫校だということを頭の片隅にでも入れておいて下さい。
Bear in mind that that school is an integrated junior high and high school.
隅々隅隅すみずみNounFreq #7707
1

every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs

Examples
その部屋をすみずみまできれいにしましょう。
I'll give the room a good cleaning.
隅っこすみっこNounFreq #12147
1

Colloquial

corner; nook; recess

千載一遇せんざいいちぐう千載一隅Noun～の Adj.四字熟語Freq #23926
1

once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)

Examples
いよいよ千載一遇のチャンスがめぐってきた。
At last, a chance in a million arrived.
隅から隅まですみからすみまでAdverbExpressionFreq #24360
1

in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover

Examples
私はその町の隅から隅まで知っている。
I know every inch of the town.
四隅よすみしぐうNounFreq #27230
1

four corners

2

four ordinal directions

一隅いちぐうひとすみNounFreq #29251
1

corner; nook

隅に置けないすみにおけないExpressionFreq #52113
1

witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator

Examples
彼女は妻？あなたも隅に置けないわねえ。
She's your wife? There's more to you than meets the eye.
大隅おおすみNounFreq #54901
1

Historical term

Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)

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